After picking up awards on Thursday night at The Age Music Victoria awards Victorian acts have taken out three quarters of the J Awards announced in Sydney today.
A.B. Original, Client Liaison and Jen Cloher, all major winners of The Age Music Victoria Awards less than 24 hours ago have added J Awards trophies to their mantelpieces as well.
A.B. Original has won Album of the Year for Reclaim Australia, Jen Cloher has taken home Double J Artist of the Year and Client Liaison has won Music Video of the Year for ‘A Foreign Affair’.
The only other award, Unearthed Artist of the Year, went to Perth’s Stella Donnelly.
triple j Music Director, Nick Findlay, says of the album: “Every year we are lucky enough to experience a swathe of incredible Australian records, but the last 12 months in particular has seen some of the finest local releases in years. Despite this, it’s hard to look past the raw, confronting and empowering energy that Briggs and Trials have mastered on Reclaim Australia; it’s impact has been long-standing, incredibly significant and long overdue.”
The 2017 J Award Nominees
triple j Australian Album of the Year
WINNER:
A.B. Original, Reclaim Australia
NOMINEES:
Alex Lahey, I Love You Like A Brother
Ali Barter, A Suitable Girl
Gang of Youths, Go Farther In Lightness
Gordi, Reservoir
Meg Mac, Low Blows
Methyl Ethel, Everything Is Forgotten
The Smith Street Band, More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me
Thundamentals, Everyone We Know
Vera Blue, Perennial
Double J Artist of the Year
WINNER:
Jen Cloher
NOMINEES:
Dan Sultan
Kardajala Kirridarra
Lance Ferguson
Paul Kelly
Unearthed Artist of the Year
WINNER:
Stella Donnelly
NOMINEES:
Alex The Astronaut
Baker Boy
Confidence Man
Ruby Fields
Australian Music Video of the Year nominees, co-presented by Rage
WINNER:
Client Liaison ‘A Foreign Affair {Ft. Tina Arena}’ Director: Tim White
NOMINEES:
A.B. Original ‘Report To The Mist’ Director: Josh Davis & Heath Kerr
Kirin J Callinan ‘Big Enough {Ft. Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes}’ Director: Danny Cohen
Methyl Ethel ‘Ubu’ Director: PAXI
Jack River ‘Fool’s Gold’ Director: Matt Sav
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